The peninsula of Araya in northeastern Venezuela, is one of the most arid places on earth. For five hundred years, since its discovery by the Spanish, the region’s salt has been exploited manually. A 17th-century
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In Manolo Caro’s third feature film, Elvira’s husband goes out to buy a pack of cigarettes, and never comes back. The 40-year-old
Interview: Director Tali Yankelevich on the Charms and Challenges of Shooting in a Supermarket
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“The sixth film by Mexican-Guatemalan filmmaker Julio Hernández Cordón (I Promise You Anarchy), and his first shot in Costa Rica, is a rakish slacker movie that follows
Mexican Actress Isela Vega Dies at 81
Mexican actress Isela Vega died today at age 81 of cancer. She had a provocative, prolific, and multi-faceted professional career acting in around one hundred films—from popular
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A dry, arid, barren landscape. A small village deep inside north-eastern Brazil. Vultures circle above. It is the year 1942 and aspirin
